The ACTFL Writing Proficiency Guidelines Familiarization Workshop
University of Washington

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Language: Japanese

Presenter: Professor Suwako Watanabe, Portland State University

Date: Saturday, May 4th

Registration and light breakfast: 8:30-8:50

Workshop: 9-4

Registration Fee: $30


Intended as an introduction to the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines – Writing (Revised 2001), this workshop introduces participants to the major and minor level descriptors and the criteria for assigning a global writing proficiency rating. Participants explore a variety of writing tasks across levels of proficiency, evaluate language samples based on the criteria as described in the Guidelines, and design appropriate writing activities and writing assessment prompts at the four major levels.

Thank you for your interest in the ACTFL WPT Familiarization Workshop, Registration is now closed.  

The event is organized by the Japanese Program in the Department of Asian Languages and Literature with financial support provided by the East Asia Center and the UW Japan Studies Program.